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A July 2007 trip to Quito by Shady Ady

Mitad del Mundo Photo - La Mitad del Mundo, Quito, Ecuador More Photos
Quote: Quito has many attractions to keep the tourists happy. Here is a selection that I have come across during my year in Ecuador.
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Plaza Independencia - Changing of the Guards Photo - Quito, Ecuador
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I would have never thought about looking elsewhere from the nearby New Bask Hostel, a long time favourite of mine on regular weekend trips to Quito. This all changed after making a very important reservation only to be told upon arriving that they had in fact cancelled our reservation as other travellers had turned up earlier. It seems a reservation is just a posh word for 'first come, first served.' Like a girlfriend who has cheated on you, a new hostel was sort after and that's where Sunrise Hostal comes into the equation.The hostel is located right in the heart of 'Gringo Landia' in La Mariscal with clubs, bars and restaurants a stones throw away in every direction. Even with...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on July 1, 2007

Museo Intinan (Equator Museum) Best of IgoUgo

Attraction | "Museo Inti-Nan"

Museo Inti-Ñan - Mitad Del Mundo Photo - Museo Intinan (Equator Museum), Quito, Ecuador
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Upon visiting the overcrowded tourist attraction of Mitad del Mundo, a celebration marking the equator, I certainly felt cheated after paying the $2 entrance fee and finding it to be a lie, a good 250 metres off the exact spot. Nowadays it's more of a monument to Charles-Marie de la Condamine and his 1736-1744 Geodesic Mission. It's amazing how close he managed to get with such limited technology. Thanks to GPS technology though a new attraction has arrived, Museo Inti-Nan, claiming to be located directly on the equator.After paying the very reasonable $3 entry fee you are given the choice of guided tours in both Spanish and English, where you get to experience a number of equatorial relat...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on August 8, 2007

Museo Intinan (Equator Museum)
M. Cordova Galarza Km 13.5 North Quito
Quito, Ecuador

La Mitad del Mundo Best of IgoUgo

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Mitad del Mundo Photo - La Mitad del Mundo, Quito, Ecuador
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Mitad del Mundo, or Middle of the World for those that don’t speak Spanish is one of Quito’s premiere attractions. Located approximately 20km north of the capital on the road to Otavalo and easily accessible for tourists and locals alike, you can understand why; not many people get to stand with one foot on each side of the world, the equator running straight through them. How could anyone turn down such a chance to impress their friends back home?In reality, Mitad del Mundo and its focal point, a pyramidal 40ft. monument to the Equator doesn’t lie on the Equator at all. It lies a good 250 metres away, which was recently proven via GPS. I already knew this when visiting, but from watching th...Read More

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on February 28, 2008

La Mitad del Mundo
Autopista Manuel Córdoba Galarza
Quito, Ecuador